Gary Gollub
Beginning one’s racing career behind the wheel of a sprint car is pretty much the equivalent of an old circus lion tamer getting into the ring without his whip and chair! But that’s exactly how, in 1971, Gary Gollub got started in racing. It took him until July 4, 1973 to register his first feature win---a 25-lap open sprint car affair at Bridgeport Speedway.
But he learned his trade quickly and well, winning a total of 25 sprint car features, 20 of them against URC competition. He also picked up two URC point titles, winning the season-long championship in 1975 and again in ’76.
Moving to dirt track Modifieds in 1977, Gary’s first “heavy” division win was at the ultra-competitive Reading Fairgrounds on July 10, 1977. In fact, he backed it up with a second victory the next week. But it was at Bridgeport, where Gollub really made his mark, winning 30 times and the 1979 Modified championship at the area’s biggest short track.
In total, Gary scored 104 feature race wins at 19 different track, 18 of them most of us can recognize, and perhaps even have been there. But, Gary, tell us about racing and winning in a sprint car way back when at the rather primitive Richie County Fairgrounds, better known as West Virginia’s Pennsboro Speedway.
But he learned his trade quickly and well, winning a total of 25 sprint car features, 20 of them against URC competition. He also picked up two URC point titles, winning the season-long championship in 1975 and again in ’76.
Moving to dirt track Modifieds in 1977, Gary’s first “heavy” division win was at the ultra-competitive Reading Fairgrounds on July 10, 1977. In fact, he backed it up with a second victory the next week. But it was at Bridgeport, where Gollub really made his mark, winning 30 times and the 1979 Modified championship at the area’s biggest short track.
In total, Gary scored 104 feature race wins at 19 different track, 18 of them most of us can recognize, and perhaps even have been there. But, Gary, tell us about racing and winning in a sprint car way back when at the rather primitive Richie County Fairgrounds, better known as West Virginia’s Pennsboro Speedway.